Chapel St Leonards Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.21° N 0.35° E

Chapel St Leonards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapel St Leonards sea temperature is
20.1°C
4.2° 

Chapel St Leonards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chapel St Leonards today (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapel St Leonards at 11PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

Table - waves today at Chapel St Leonards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.9
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
124
124
104
107
85
83
83
65
71
69
60
43
42
40
26
22
20
21
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
SE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
SE
0
SE
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:13PM3.71m
2:55AM3.67m
3:40PM3.76m
4:09AM3.89m
4:45PM3.98m
Low Tide
8:06PM2.26m
9:03AM2.18m
9:56PM2.18m
10:39AM1.91m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:08
8:07
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
12
13
11
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
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